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[wwm0nkey]

From the sounds of it the Beta Hoppers are going to have the 85% bloom setting.

 

[Captain Blood]

Awesome news about the TU Oct 4th. Damn there is going to be so much gaming to do over the coming months.

 

[Blue Ninja]

DUDE SPOILER!

SNAPE KILLS KEYES.

 

[Gui_PT]

Could you guys not post campaign images here?

Not because of me, but some people don't want to see anything campaign related before they actually play the game.

 

[Homeboyd]

Where on the map is this?!

 

[Hypertrooper]

Dat skybox...

 

[Tha Robbertster]

fuck yeah, that looks awesome!

 

[Woorloog]

From the sounds of it the Beta Hoppers are going to have the 85% bloom setting.

Yeah... I'd love to see 50% and 75% setting to see if 85% is really sweet spot. I don't take 343i's word here.

BTW, do we have voting enable on beta hopper? I really, really hope not, because if it is enabled, it's going to be Slayer*5, Objetive, Slayer*5 etc...

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

DUDE SPOILER!

Keys is YOUNG! OMG!

 

[Gui_PT]

http://download.halowaypoint.com/content/waypoint/assets/images/05884c4a63f84c319a28e72bea2b9ecd/2817475-gallery.png


Where on the map is this?!

It's on the building right next to where the Hogs are parked. Or so it seems.

Used to have a couple of those propane tanks you could shoot and would fly off.

 

[Tha Robbertster]

Yeah... I'd love to see 50% and 75% setting to see if 85% is really sweet spot. I don't take 343i's word here.

BTW, do we have voting enable on beta hopper? I really, really hope not, because if it is enabled, it's going to be Slayer*5, Objetive, Slayer*5 etc...

There will be a zero bloom gametype with DMR starts.

 

[Woorloog]

Holy shite... i just had a Fridge Brilliance moment (TV trope readers understand).
Look at Headlong. Look at Breakneck. Different map, different location. But they have same layout.
Now think of ODST. The city has similar section repeated multiple times.
New Mombasa city planning is... efficient?

There will be a zero bloom gametype with DMR starts.

Zero bloom is easy to picture. 50% and 75% would be better comparison for 85%.
Maybe we'll get those as gametypes that can be downloaded for customs...

 

[xxxstylzxxx]

Keyes lookin boss!

 

[The Librarian]

Bomb dropped

Despite the fact that numerous buildings have been partially destroyed—with some even housing flaming ship segments—one monument remains standing, tall and defiant. I guess you could even say to the end.

A monument for the Chief?

Shortly after the Title Update releases on September 21st, you will be able to download, share and play this gametype in custom games, taking advantage of the variety of options offered in the Title Update.

Hot stuff.

 

[Hypertrooper]

B-Roll of Headlong? The name is SparkMP.

 

[Tha Robbertster]

Holy shite... i just had a Fridge Brilliance moment (TV trope readers understand).
Look at Headlong. Look at Breakneck. Different map, different location. But they have same layout.
Now think of ODST. The city has similar section repeated multiple times.
New Mombasa city planning is... efficient?


Zero bloom is easy to picture. 50% and 75% would be better comparison for 85%.
Maybe we'll get those as gametypes that can be downloaded for customs...

aah, in that way. I thought you were saying there would only be 85% bloom. My bad.

 

[lybertyboy]

A monument for the Chief?

Technically that map takes place during the Halo 2/Halo 3: ODST era so there wouldn't be a monument to the Chief there.

Also, now you guys know about the idea of mine that Frank posted about last week. We'll have that custom gametype ready to go in the HaloWaypoint fileshare shortly after the TU hits. Hopefully it'll help the wait till the beta hoppers hit pass swiftly.

 

[erpg]

Technically that map takes place during the Halo 2/Halo 3: ODST era so there wouldn't be a monument to the Chief there.

Also, now you guys know about the idea of mine that Frank posted about last week. We'll have that custom gametype ready to go in the HaloWaypoint fileshare shortly after the TU hits. Hopefully it'll help the wait till the beta hoppers hit pass swiftly.

You're a great person. Just thought you should know that.

 

[Woorloog]

Technically that map takes place during the Halo 2/Halo 3: ODST era so there wouldn't be a monument to the Chief there.

I have to ask, are this, Breakneck, and Headlong (Halo 2) canonically the same place or different, as i conjectured earlier?

 

[The Librarian]

Technically that map takes place during the Halo 2/Halo 3: ODST era so there wouldn't be a monument to the Chief there.

Guess I should've thought through that a little more!

It's probably a monument to the Gravemind. You know, a monument in a monument.

 

[CyReN]

Bloom dies October 4th!

 

[feel]

FFS bombs are dropping and I'm in the middle of fucking nowhere with nothing but EDGE on my phone and takes ages to load every little thing. I need to head back towards civilization ASAP!



fuck that 85% bloom shit!! Gimme proper zero bloom on Classic in the beta!! Or is 85% for the beta of NeoReach? That could work.

 

[Gui_PT]

15% of Bloom dies October 4th!

There, fixed =P

 

[Ramirez]

it makes you wonder how the TU ever came about with people like you considering you're like a caricature of the perfect consumer designed to lap up "developer intent" that is completely metaphysical with no regard for how the mechanical parts of the game actually function

 

[The Librarian]

There, fixed =P

Unless I've been mistaken this entire time, it's 85% bloom reduction, which 15% will survive, and 85% will die.

 

[xxxstylzxxx]

Curse 343i for dangling that pistol like a carrot to pump up CEA sales!

Spoiler

genius ;P

I don't think you guys will have any trouble finding players for HaloGaf Customs next week lol

 

[i nerini del buio]

Technically that map takes place during the Halo 2/Halo 3: ODST era so there wouldn't be a monument to the Chief there.

Also, now you guys know about the idea of mine that Frank posted about last week. We'll have that custom gametype ready to go in the HaloWaypoint fileshare shortly after the TU hits. Hopefully it'll help the wait till the beta hoppers hit pass swiftly.

sweeeeeeeeeet, this is so good
thank you, really <3

 

[CyReN]

Dumb question:

If someone gets in on the beta hopper on September 21st and saves the gametype for less bloom, can someone not in it play it in customs?

 

[Gui_PT]

Unless I've been mistaken this entire time, it's 85% bloom reduction, which 15% will survive, and 85% will die.

Sorry if that's the case

My brain is just convinced it read that 15% bloom reduction makes a huge difference somewhere so I thought that was the case.

 

[Homeboyd]

Dumb question:

If someone gets in on the beta hopper on September 21st and saves the gametype for less bloom, can someone not in it play it in customs?

You can't get in til Oct. 4.

 

[Slightly Live]

I hope they keep in one of my favourite scenes. Dance.

 

[Woorloog]

I hope they keep in one of my favourite scenes. Dance.

Whaa?

EDIT oh right. POA got hit amirite?

 

[lybertyboy]

Unless I've been mistaken this entire time, it's 85% bloom reduction, which 15% will survive, and 85% will die.

Reverse that.

 

[Gui_PT]

Reverse that.

Yay my brain read something right!

But not I want 85% of bloom taken away =(

 

[Plywood]

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[Gabotron ES]

Could you guys not post campaign images here?

Not because of me, but some people don't want to see anything campaign related before they actually play the game.

This, please

Also, now you guys know about the idea of mine that Frank posted about last week. We'll have that custom gametype ready to go in the HaloWaypoint fileshare shortly after the TU hits. Hopefully it'll help the wait till the beta hoppers hit pass swiftly.

:lol so I was actually right, thanks!

 

[Homeboyd]

Yay my brain read something right!

But not I want 85% of bloom taken away =(

That's how I read it too.

So we'll have (avail from Oct 4) the following:

0% bloom
85% bloom
100% bloom

Correct?

 

[Woorloog]

That's how I read it too.

So we'll have (avail from Oct 4) the following:

0% bloom
85% bloom
100% bloom

Correct?

100% in vanilla lists, 0% and 85% in beta hopper.
If i understood right.
BTW, need BTB beta hopper.

 

[Hypertrooper]

Yay my brain read something right!

But not I want 85% of bloom taken away =(

The DMR plays diffierently than with 100% bloom. Much better than now. Yeah still bloom is left, but my shots still reached the dude I killed.

Otherwise Zero Bloom CTF on Timberland and Headlong will be epic.

 

[Tashi]

Bloom dies October 4th!

MLG won't fuck with it so close to Orlando.

 

[feel]

Reverse that.

That's for the new Reach right? Will you be putting the new zero bloom Classic gametype on the fileahare too?? That's the one we really want to try.

 

[Woorloog]

The DMR plays diffierently than with 100% bloom. Much better than now. Yeah still bloom is left, but my shots still reached the dude I killed.

Otherwise Zero Bloom CTF on Timberland and Headlong will be epic.

Well, at least those maps have limited sightlines unlike Hemorrhage....
Think about zero bloom modes in Hemo.

 

[Nollemaster]

Look guys, on this screenshot you can see the bridge that connected the two sections of Uplift Reserve! That makes me happy

 

[CyReN]

MLG won't fuck with it so close to Orlando.

It probably won't be bloomless in 10' from what Puckett said in MLG Faq Ep.3.

 

[Gui_PT]

Think about zero bloom modes in Hemo.

 

[Tawpgun]

Will we get access to the no bloom/ 85 bloom gametypes via timeshare before the 4th?

Edit: keeping in lulzy phone autocorrect. *fileshare

 

[lybertyboy]

Will we get access to the no bloom/ 85 bloom gametypes via timeshare before the 4th?

We're going to upload one gametype that will allow you to sample a variety of TU changes in custom games before October 4th.

 

[Woorloog]

rage.pic

Yup. It's already bad enough (in two ways... people can actually shoot from the other side of the map and hitting from that distance is hellish due bloom).

Zero Bloom modes need to be limited to maps where sightlines are limited somewhat.

Also, think of Spire with zero bloom...

 

[Tawpgun]

We're going to upload one gametype that will allow you to sample a variety of TU changes in custom games before October 4th.

So through that one gametype we can mess with different levels of bloom?

Either way, tis good news.

 

[Woorloog]

So through that one gametype we can mess with different levels of bloom?

Either way, tis good news.

We can't mess with settings ourselves, IIRC. No UI changes, correct?